The diagnosis and management of globus pharyngeus: Our perspective from the United Kingdom

Current Opinion in Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 521-524

  Karkos, Petros D ^a,c   Wilson, Janet A ^b  

^a Department of Otolaryngology   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Globus pharyngeus; Laryngopharyngeal reflux; Lump; Speech therapy; Throat

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; ANTACID AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BARIUM; GAVISCON; PLACEBO; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ABNORMAL SENSATION; ANAMNESIS; BEDTIME DOSAGE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; FLUOROSCOPY; GLOBUS PHARYNGEUS; HEARTBURN; HUMAN; LARYNGOPHARYNGEAL REFLUX; LARYNGOSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELAXATION TRAINING; REVIEW; SPEECH THERAPY; THROAT DISEASE; ARTICLE; DYSPHAGIA; UNITED KINGDOM;

DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS;

EID: 60249089930     PISSN: 10689508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOO.0b013e328316933b     Document Type: Review

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